2025/2026 PLANT OPERATIONS BOMA
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
The _____ has water on one side and gasses of
combustion on the other:
a. water surface
b. steam surface
c. fire side
d. heating surface Correct Answer d. heating surface
Which will not be found on a safety valves nameplate?
a. temperature settings
b. ASME stamp
c. capacity
d. blow down rate Correct Answer a. temperature settings
To keep oil liquified we run this line with our fuel line:
a. supply line
b. tracer line
c. propane line
d. diesel line Correct Answer b. tracer line
Closed feedwater heaters are fed by the:
a. boiler
b. feed water valve
c. open feed water heater
,d. make up water line Correct Answer c. open feed water
heater
In a watertube boiler, what tubes feed water to the
muddrum?
a. downcomers
b. generating tubes
c. waterwall tubes
d. feedwater tubes Correct Answer a. downcomers
Boiler efficiency is increased by?
a. open feedwater heaters
b. air preheaters
c. closed feedwater heaters
d. all of the above Correct Answer d. all of the above
The boiler vents are installed:
a. on the header
b. on superheater inlets
c. steam side of the mud drum
d. highest part of the steam side Correct Answer d.
highest part of the steam side
Oil separators are needed when:
a. oil is in the water
b. superheaters feed a turbine
c. high pressure boilers feed a turbine
d. all of the above Correct Answer d. all of the above
Steam stop valves should be _____ valves:
a. OS & Y gate
, b. OS & Y glove
c. blowdown valves
d. needle valves Correct Answer a. OS & Y gate
Steam lines expand and contract so we install
a. expansion bends and loops
b. rigid pipe hangers
c. external braces
d. nothing Correct Answer a. expansion bends and loops
How many tricocks are on old large boilers?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1 for low pressure and 3 for high pressure Correct
Answer c. 3
What type of blower pushes air through the boiler?
a. forced draft
b. induced draft
c. natural draft
d. tertiary air Correct Answer a. forced draft
We install blowers to:
a. increase steam pressure
b. reduce thermal shock
c. increase the combustion efficiency
d. increase the mechanical efficiency Correct Answer c.
increase the combustion efficiency
A flame scanner monitors:
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
The _____ has water on one side and gasses of
combustion on the other:
a. water surface
b. steam surface
c. fire side
d. heating surface Correct Answer d. heating surface
Which will not be found on a safety valves nameplate?
a. temperature settings
b. ASME stamp
c. capacity
d. blow down rate Correct Answer a. temperature settings
To keep oil liquified we run this line with our fuel line:
a. supply line
b. tracer line
c. propane line
d. diesel line Correct Answer b. tracer line
Closed feedwater heaters are fed by the:
a. boiler
b. feed water valve
c. open feed water heater
,d. make up water line Correct Answer c. open feed water
heater
In a watertube boiler, what tubes feed water to the
muddrum?
a. downcomers
b. generating tubes
c. waterwall tubes
d. feedwater tubes Correct Answer a. downcomers
Boiler efficiency is increased by?
a. open feedwater heaters
b. air preheaters
c. closed feedwater heaters
d. all of the above Correct Answer d. all of the above
The boiler vents are installed:
a. on the header
b. on superheater inlets
c. steam side of the mud drum
d. highest part of the steam side Correct Answer d.
highest part of the steam side
Oil separators are needed when:
a. oil is in the water
b. superheaters feed a turbine
c. high pressure boilers feed a turbine
d. all of the above Correct Answer d. all of the above
Steam stop valves should be _____ valves:
a. OS & Y gate
, b. OS & Y glove
c. blowdown valves
d. needle valves Correct Answer a. OS & Y gate
Steam lines expand and contract so we install
a. expansion bends and loops
b. rigid pipe hangers
c. external braces
d. nothing Correct Answer a. expansion bends and loops
How many tricocks are on old large boilers?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1 for low pressure and 3 for high pressure Correct
Answer c. 3
What type of blower pushes air through the boiler?
a. forced draft
b. induced draft
c. natural draft
d. tertiary air Correct Answer a. forced draft
We install blowers to:
a. increase steam pressure
b. reduce thermal shock
c. increase the combustion efficiency
d. increase the mechanical efficiency Correct Answer c.
increase the combustion efficiency
A flame scanner monitors:
